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Michael J. Gandal, MD/PhD

William & Noreen Hetznecker Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
Verified email at pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Cited by 15312

Transcriptome-wide isoform-level dysregulation in ASD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder

MJ Gandal, P Zhang, E Hadjimichael, RL Walker… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Our understanding of the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, including
autism spectrum disorder (ASD), schizophrenia (SCZ), and bipolar disorder (BD), lags …

Systems biology and gene networks in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders

NN Parikshak, MJ Gandal, DH Geschwind - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2015 - nature.com
Genetic and genomic approaches have implicated hundreds of genetic loci in neurodevelopmental
disorders and neurodegeneration, but mechanistic understanding continues to lag …

The road to precision psychiatry: translating genetics into disease mechanisms

MJ Gandal, V Leppa, H Won, NN Parikshak… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Hundreds of genetic loci increasing risk for neuropsychiatric disorders have recently been
identified. This success, perhaps paradoxically, has posed challenges for therapeutic …

Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

…, J Bryois, AW Charney, OK Drange, MJ Gandal… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bipolar disorder is a heritable mental illness with complex etiology. We performed a genome-wide
association study of 41,917 bipolar disorder cases and 371,549 controls of European …

Gamma synchrony: towards a translational biomarker for the treatment-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia

MJ Gandal, JC Edgar, K Klook, SJ Siegel - Neuropharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
The lack of efficacy for antipsychotics with respect to negative symptoms and cognitive deficits
is a significant obstacle for the treatment of schizophrenia. Developing new drugs to target …

Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

…, C Churchhouse, A Dumont, N Eriksson, M Gandal… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable childhood behavioral
disorder affecting 5% of children and 2.5% of adults. Common genetic variants contribute …

[PDF][PDF] Human gut microbiota from autism spectrum disorder promote behavioral symptoms in mice

G Sharon, NJ Cruz, DW Kang, MJ Gandal, B Wang… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests as alterations in complex human behaviors including
social communication and stereotypies. In addition to genetic risks, the gut microbiome …

Shared molecular neuropathology across major psychiatric disorders parallels polygenic overlap

MJ Gandal, JR Haney, NN Parikshak, V Leppa… - Science, 2018 - science.org
The predisposition to neuropsychiatric disease involves a complex, polygenic, and pleiotropic
genetic architecture. However, little is known about how genetic variants impart brain …

Comprehensive functional genomic resource and integrative model for the human brain

…, D Clarke, M Gu, P Emani, YT Yang, M Xu, MJ Gandal… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Strong genetic associations have been found for a number of psychiatric
disorders. However, understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms remains …

Genome-wide changes in lncRNA, splicing, and regional gene expression patterns in autism

…, TG Belgard, M Irimia, G Ramaswami, MJ Gandal… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) involves substantial genetic contributions. These contributions
are profoundly heterogeneous but may converge on common pathways that are not yet …